Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-26
GENERAL zIAKKEvs.
Produce end Prnrfsiora-

ST: LOUIS, Mo, aug. s'.-F.oar- .,uiet and
steady. w heat. 10 e.; lower owing TO
Dreak In the California marset, oucnet steady
wi;h LIBERAL offerings In large chunks and when
the report from san Francisco anne in the
break was by rapid jumps; No red cash
ttizC, ~c tcmuer 60 ass %. CLOSING nj fgt g
october We a Il &c. closing ~ lie. Decem-
her - a Is. &C, closing "a sc. Nav S2i.G
= e, c'osinS at =. Corn to IC lower;
trading largely in May, cash = Q40l.c: Sep,
temu'r % .. 90 &c. closing ~ s. &C; october
- ass. &C, closing az - .c. November $50
IS &C. closing Al = &C. ay Al elise. closing
st al .. oats barely steady. cash = &c. Sep
May 80 C. COrnmeaI firm at = 2gr2 y Whiskv
steady at 81 %. Provisions steady. PORK II
salt meat, boxed shoulders = So; long clears
5 - clear ribs : -: short clears s. So
Bacon, boxed shoulders 80 i-.. az . long
clears $ Si11; clear ribs - - a. 90; short
clears - 25G9 so. Hams steady a. SD OOIc II 90.
CHiCAG', Ill, Aug. 24.-lair weather with
no signs OF frost anywhere mad inspiring effect
on the bears this morning and both wheat and
corn were sold freely at the opening. Sepfem-
Der wheat started C lower NJ 81 &C ana sold
down To Is tJc. Within - minutes after the
first hurry was over the pit becaue very dun
and remained so up 10 haf hour btfOre the
close. There was no outside business and the
local crowd did Iittle moe than ,alp for p or
C Break Of per cent. in wheat ut san Fran
CISCO cdu'eu IN break here and September
closed 2t Is sG6S5sc, lowest figure of the day.
Com was quite active, but business cane
largely from he LEGAL crowd ard consisted in
either self" out of long stuff or shOr ening the
market. There was distinctive buying
for investment. September corn, which open
ed at l-ac sold down TO t0isc before II O'Clock.
Dut ior the pAIaHce or the Gay 1t kept steady
around 4O'l G4O c, closing at 4Os,c: MAY TAs
the faTOrite option and declined In about the
same prop, rtion. as September Provisions
| " eaker and lower, and the volume OF business
| only moderate, and chiefly loci Receipts OF
/ hogs fair ana prices lower, offerings of the
! product were large, and as no supporting or
/ ders were in market. prices declined and
| closed j.. ~ lower on pork, jG1}5c on short
I ribs, and PC JANUARY lard Local ODera-
| tors cold about $4,000 barrels January at SI2 y
TO s@ 51|l the last sales being at 81 ~. Lard
/ sold at > 42HG6 To September. and s. 5Iis a
| 6 20 January. Short ribs sold st
/ S! 1901 81, september. and Closed
! at 8, -: January at s. j0GG 35 closing at
/ IS 30; 100000 pounds cash sold at s. g0GT 90
/ Leading futures closed as follows. Wheat
| August Csc, September 6>s&c. october 7Glsc,
December - C. COrn-AUgust so q C. Septem-
! Der 20 c. October Il &c. May 4Izsc; mess PORK
| per barrel-year Sll 10. January > p, lard
August St a., september IS 70, October So So
| January S. ST.; short ribs-August 81 %.
| september 81 %, OctOUer s. 95is, January
| s5 20. Cash quotations We're Flour remains
| quiet with no material change; Wheat, No. >
barrel SIS , a 10 81. Lard per 100 pounds s. 40.
/ SEert ribs slider, loose - %. Dry sailed
shoulders, boxed, . 45G5 80. Short clear sides,
| Nv YORK, Aug. Acknowledgment fair
Rio firm at zoe; options fairly sc.i-nerand
lover: sales $3.50 b 'se. E5ept1r--7rf'
| @l6 l5ale 30; October SIS GIS so; NOvem-
| Der SIS 900 Is 60; December SIS 5uG1s 70; Jan
! uary SIS 55GGls 20; February Sis 556IS 20 /;
March sic 55GiS 50; April SIS 90; May SIS 100
Is IS. sugar firmer ana more active; centri.
| fuval on the bases of % 1t for 60 test, mus
carado, 80 test, 1 e; fsir refining quoted at
( z; r fined, Erm; good inquiry; extra c, $40
| &C. white, extra &, jisGj1E; mOnld
| a 596C. Confectoners SIC; stan ard &c:
! cut loaf and crushed 6G6 , Ice; powdered 8 10
! G6 &C. graduated Sc MOases steady. Rice
! steady. Pork dull and nominal Cut meats
1fY1fg f4rr1
/ spot f6 50; september 81 f6dG -; october s. -
| at 81; November So 76G6 go.